procreate
/ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/verb
procreate is spelled P-R-O-C-R-E-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, procreate means “To beget or conceive (offsprings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in procreate?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-C-R-E-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is procreate?
Procreate appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce procreate?
- /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/
Procreate has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-procreate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of procreate
- procreates present, singular, he/she/it
- procreating participle, present
- procreated participle, past
- more procreate comparative
- most procreate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does procreate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To beget or conceive (offsprings).
- 2
To originate, create or produce.
- 3
To reproduce.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteProcreated, begotten.
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe produce of money, interest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Procreate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to beget:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | procréer |
| German | zeugen, sich fortpflanzen, sich vermehren |
| Spanish | procrear, reproducirse |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does procreate come from?
The adjective is first attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English, the verb in 1525; inherited from Middle English procreat(e) (“(construed as past participle) begotten, procreated”), borrowed from Latin prōcreātus, perfect passive participle of prōcreō (“to beget”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3); by surface analysis, pro- + create. Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).